verb

erōtamō

Greekἐρωτάω (erōtaō)

Strong’sG2065

I ask, question, request

stem erōt-63 times in the New Testamentin 10 of 27 books21 forms occur

Translated as

What it means

Forms in the New Testament

Where it appears

63 occurrences, every one of them listed

erōtamō“ask”happening now · Ipresent active indicative 1st person singular9×

Luke 14:18“ask”kai archela apo henau pantois paraiterō. tos prōtos legata auto; Agron agorazama kai echamō anankan exercharatos horara auton; erōtamō sin, echasōr min paraitirēton.But one after another they all began to make excuses. The first one said, ‘I have bought a field, and I need to go see it. Please excuse me.’

Luke 14:19“ask”kai heteros legata; Zeugeim bouoiu agorazama pente kai poreuemō dokimazara auteim; erōtamō sin, echasōr min paraitirēton.Another said, ‘I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I am going to try them out. Please excuse me.’

Luke 16:27“beg”legata de; Erōtamō sin oun, patēror, hina pempaseia auton eis ton oikon tou patērou mu,‘Then I beg you, father,’ he said, ‘send Lazarus to my father’s house,

John 17:9“pray”mis peri autoiu erōtamō; ouk peri tou kosmou erōtamō alla peri hoiu dōasē mi, hoti si alō,I ask on their behalf. I do not ask on behalf of the world, but on behalf of those You have given Me; for they are Yours.

John 17:9“praying”mis peri autoiu erōtamō; ouk peri tou kosmou erōtamō alla peri hoiu dōasē mi, hoti si alō,I ask on their behalf. I do not ask on behalf of the world, but on behalf of those You have given Me; for they are Yours.

John 17:15“ask”ouk erōtamō hina airaseia autoin ek tou kosmou alla hina tēraseia autoin ek tou ponērou.I am not asking that You take them out of the world, but that You keep them from the evil one.

John 17:20“ask”Ouk peri houtoiu de erōtamō monem, alla kai peri toiu pisteuarōtoiu dia tou logou autoiu eis min,I am not asking on behalf of them alone, but also on behalf of those who will believe in Me through their message,

Philippians 4:3“ask”nai erōtamō kai sin, gnēsior suzugor, sullambesōr autai, hotinais en te euangelie sunathlala mi meta kai Klēmou kai toiu loipoiu sunergoiu mu, hoiu teim onomeim en bibla zōau.Yes, and I ask you, my true yokefellow, to help these women who have contended at my side for the gospel, along with Clement and the rest of my fellow workers, whose names are in the Book of Life.

2 John 1:5“ask”kai nun erōtamō sin, kuriar, ouk hōs entolan kainan grafarōtos si alla han echane apo archau, hina agapaneiō allēloin.And now I urge you, dear lady — not as a new commandment to you, but one we have had from the beginning — that we love one another.

erōtasō“ask”happening now · youpresent active indicative 2nd person singular2×

Matthew 19:17“ask”tos de legata auto; Tinem min erōtasō peri teu agatheu? henos atō tos agathos; ei de thelasō eis tan zōan eiserchara, tērasar tain entolain.“Why do you ask Me about what is good?” Jesus replied. “There is only One who is good. If you want to enter life, keep the commandments.”

John 18:21“ask”tinem min erōtasō? erōtasar toin akouarētoin tinem lalama autoi; ide houtois oidalē heim legama mis.Why are you asking Me? Ask those who heard My message. Surely they know what I said.”

erōtatō“asks”happening now · he/she/itpresent active indicative 3rd person singular3×

Luke 11:37“asked”En de te lalara erōtatō auton Farisaios hopōs aristateia para auto; eisercharatos de anapiptata.As Jesus was speaking, a Pharisee invited Him to dine with him; so He went in and reclined at the table.

Luke 14:32“asks”ei de mēge, ēti autou porrō arōtou presbeian apostelaratos erōtatō teim pros eirēnan.And if he is unable, he will send a delegation while the other king is still far off, to ask for terms of peace.

John 16:5“asks”nun de hupagamō pros ton pemparaton min kai oudenos ek vu erōtatō min; Pou hupagasō?Now, however, I am going to Him who sent Me; yet none of you asks Me, ‘Where are You going?’

erōtanō“ask”happening now · wepresent active indicative 1st person plural3×

1 Thessalonians 4:1“ask”Loipem oun, adelfoir, erōtanō vin kai parakalanō en kurio Iēso, hina kathōs paralambava para nu tem pōs datō vin peripatarō kai areskarō theo, kathōs kai peripatavō, hina perisseuaveiō mallon.Finally, brothers, we ask and encourage you in the Lord Jesus to live in a way that is pleasing to God, just as you have received from us. This is how you already live, so you should do so all the more.

1 Thessalonians 5:12“ask”Erōtanō de vin, adelfoir, oidarē toin kopiarōtoin en vi kai proistanerōtoin vu en kurio kai nouthetarōtoin vin,But we ask you, brothers, to acknowledge those who work diligently among you, who care for you in the Lord and who admonish you.

2 Thessalonians 2:1“ask”Erōtanō de vin, adelfoir, huper tau parousiau tou kuriou nu Iēsu Christou kai nu episunagōgau epi auton,Now concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered together to Him, we ask you, brothers,

erōtate“asked”was happening · he/she/itimperfect active indicative 3rd person singular6×

Matthew 16:13“asked”Ercharatos de tos Iēsus eis teim mereim Kaisareiau tau Filippou erōtate toin mathētoin autou legarōtos; Tinon legalō tois anthrōpois arō ton huion tou anthrōpou?When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, He questioned His disciples: “Who do people say the Son of Man is?”

Mark 7:26“begged”tas de gunaikas ate Hellēnias, Surofoinikissas te gene; kai erōtate auton hina tem daimonem ekballateia ek tau thugatērau autau.Now she was a Greek woman of Syrophoenician origin, and she kept asking Jesus to drive the demon out of her daughter.

Mark 8:5“asked”kai erōtate autoin; Posoin echavō artoin? tois de legala; Hepta.“How many loaves do you have?” Jesus asked. “Seven,” they replied.

Luke 7:36“asked”Erōtate de tinos auton toiu Farisaioiu hina esthiateia meta autou; kai eisercharatos eis ton oikon tou Farisaiou kataklinita.Then one of the Pharisees invited Jesus to eat with him, and He entered the Pharisee’s house and reclined at the table.

John 4:47“begged”houtos akouaratos hoti Iēsus hēkatō ek tau Ioudaiau eis tan Galilaian aperchata pros auton kai erōtate hina katabainateia kai ieteia autou ton huion, mellate gar apothnēskarō.When he heard that Jesus had come from Judea to Galilee, he went and begged Him to come down and heal his son, who was about to die.

Acts 3:3“asked”hos horaratos Petron kai Iōannon mellarōtoin eiseiarō eis tem hierem erōtate eleēmosunan lambara.When he saw Peter and John about to enter, he asked them for money.

erōtale“asked”was happening · theyimperfect active indicative 3rd person plural8×

Matthew 15:23“urged”tos de ouk apokrinita auta logon. kai prosercharatois tois mathētois autou erōtale auton legarōtois; Apoluasar autan, hoti krazatō opisthen nu.But Jesus did not answer a word. So His disciples came and urged Him, “Send her away, for she keeps crying out after us.”

Mark 4:10“asked”Kai hote gineta kata monain, erōtale auton tois peri auton sun toi dōdeka tain parabolain.As soon as Jesus was alone with the Twelve and those around Him, they asked Him about the parable.

John 4:31“urging”En te metaxu erōtale auton tois mathētois legarōtois; Rabbi, esthiasar.Meanwhile the disciples urged Him, “Rabbi, eat something.”

John 4:40“asked”hōs oun erchala pros auton tois Samaritois, erōtale auton menara para autoi; kai menata ekei duo hēmerain.So when the Samaritans came to Him, they asked Him to stay with them, and He stayed two days.

John 9:15“asked”palin oun erōtale auton kai tois Farisaiois pōs anablepata. tos de legata autoi; Pēlon epitithata mu epi toin ofthalmoin, kai niptema, kai blepamō.So the Pharisees also asked him how he had received his sight. The man answered, “He put mud on my eyes, and I washed, and now I can see.”

John 12:21“asked”houtois oun proserchala Filippo to apo Bēthsaida tau Galilaiau, kai erōtale auton legarōtois; Kurior, thelanō ton Iēsun horara.They came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, and requested of him, “Sir, we want to see Jesus.”

Acts 1:6“asked”Tois men oun sunercharatois erōtale auton legarōtois; Kurior, ei en to chrono houto apokathistanasō tan basileian to Israēl?So when they came together, they asked Him, “Lord, will You at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?”

Acts 16:39“asked”kai ercharatois parakalala autoin, kai exagaratois erōtale aperchara apo tau politau.They came to appease them and led them out, requesting that they leave the city.

erōtami“ask”will happen · Ifuture active indicative 1st person singular4×

Matthew 21:24“ask”apokriniratos de tos Iēsus legata autoi; Erōtami vin kamis logon henon, hon ean legaveia mi kamis vi legami en poia exousia houteim poiamō;“I will also ask you one question,” Jesus replied, “and if you answer Me, I will tell you by what authority I am doing these things.

Luke 20:3“ask”apokriniratos de legata pros autoin; Erōtami vin kamis logon, kai legavar mi;“I will also ask you a question,” Jesus replied. “Tell Me:

John 14:16“ask”kamis erōtami ton patēron kai allon paraklēton dōati vi hina ateiō meta vu eis ton aiōnon,And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Advocate to be with you forever —

John 16:26“ask”en ekeina ta hēmera en te onome mu aitevi, kai ouk legamō vi hoti mis erōtami ton patēron peri vu;In that day you will ask in My name. I am not saying that I will ask the Father on your behalf.

erōtavi“ask”will happen · yefuture active indicative 2nd person plural1×

John 16:23“ask”kai en ekeina ta hēmera min ouk erōtavi oudenem; amēn amēn legamō vi, an tinem aitaveia ton patēron dōati vi en te onome mu.In that day you will no longer ask Me anything. Truly, truly, I tell you, whatever you ask the Father in My name, He will give you.

erōtata“asked”happened · he/she/itaorist active indicative 3rd person singular6×

Luke 5:3“asked”embainaratos de eis henem teiu ploieiu, hem ate Simōnou, erōtata auton apo tau gēau epanagara oligem, kathizaratos de ek teu ploieu didaskate toin ochloin.Jesus got into the boat belonging to Simon and asked him to put out a little from shore. And sitting down, He taught the people from the boat.

Luke 8:37“asked”kai erōtata auton hapantem tem plēthem tau perichōrau toiu Gerasēnoiu aperchara apo autoiu, hoti fobo mego sunechile; autos de embainaratos eis ploiem hupostrefata.Then all the people of the region of the Gerasenes asked Jesus to depart from them, because great fear had taken hold of them. So He got into the boat and started back.

Luke 23:3“asked”tos de Pilatos erōtata auton legarōtos; Sis asō tos basilevos toiu Ioudaioiu? tos de apokriniratos auto fēate; Sis legasō.So Pilate asked Him, “Are You the King of the Jews?” “You have said so,” Jesus replied.

John 18:19“questioned”Tos oun archierevos erōtata ton Iēsun peri toiu mathētoiu autou kai peri tau didachau autou.Meanwhile, the high priest questioned Jesus about His disciples and His teaching.

John 19:38“asked”Meta de houteim erōtata ton Pilaton Iōsēf apo Harimathaiau, arōtos mathētos tou Iēsu kruptirētos de dia ton fobon toiu Ioudaioiu, hina airateia tem sōmem tou Iēsu; kai epitrepata tos Pilatos. erchata oun kai airata tem sōmem autou.Afterward, Joseph of Arimathea, who was a disciple of Jesus (but secretly for fear of the Jews), asked Pilate to let him remove the body of Jesus. Pilate gave him permission, so he came and removed His body.

Acts 23:18“asked”tos men oun paralambaratos auton agata pros ton chiliarchon kai fēatō; Tos desmios Paulos proskaleratos min erōtata houton ton neanion agara pros sin, echarōton tinem lalara si.So the centurion took him to the commander and said, “Paul the prisoner sent and asked me to bring this young man to you. He has something to tell you.”

erōtala“asked”happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural8×

Luke 4:38“asked”Anistanaratos de apo tau sunagōgau eiserchata eis tan oikian Simōnou. pentheras de tou Simōnou ate sunechirōtas pureto mego, kai erōtala auton peri autau.After Jesus had left the synagogue, He went to the home of Simon, whose mother-in-law was suffering from a high fever. So they appealed to Jesus on her behalf,

John 1:21“asked”kai erōtala auton; Tinem oun? sis Ēliaos asō? kai legatō; Ouk amō. Tos profētos asō sis? kai apokrinita; Ou.“Then who are you?” they inquired. “Are you Elijah?” He said, “I am not.” “Are you the Prophet?” He answered, “No.”

John 1:25“asked”kai erōtala auton kai legala auto; Tinem oun baptizasō ei sis ouk asō tos christos oude Ēliaos oude tos profētos?asked him, “Why then do you baptize, if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?”

John 5:12“asked”erōtala oun auton; Tinos atō tos anthrōpos tos legaratos si; Airasar kai peripatasōr?“Who is this man who told you to pick it up and walk?” they asked.

John 9:2“asked”kai erōtala auton tois mathētois autou legarōtois; Rabbi, tinos hamartata, houtos ē tois gonevois autou, hina tuflos genniteia?and His disciples asked Him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?”

John 9:19“asked”kai erōtala autoin legarōtois; Houtos atō tos huios vu, hon vis legavō hoti tuflos gennita? pōs oun blepatō arti?and asked, “Is this your son, the one you say was born blind? So how is it that he can now see?”

John 19:31“asked”Tois oun Ioudaiois, epei paraskeuas ate, hina mē menateia epi tou staurou teim sōmeim en te sabbate, ate gar megas tas hēmeras ekeineu teu sabbateu, erōtala ton Pilaton hina katagnuileia autoiu teim skeleim kai airileia.It was the day of Preparation, and the next day was a High Sabbath. In order that the bodies would not remain on the cross during the Sabbath, the Jews asked Pilate to have the legs broken and the bodies removed.

Acts 10:48“asked”prostassata de autoin en te onome Iēsu Christou baptizira. tote erōtala auton epimenara hēmerain tinain.So he ordered that they be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they asked him to stay for a few days.

erōtateiō“asks”happening now · he/she/itpresent active subjunctive 3rd person singular2×

Luke 19:31“asks”kai ean tinos vin erōtateiō; Dia tinem luavō? houtōs legavi hoti Tos kurios autou chreian echatō.If anyone asks, ‘Why are you untying it?’ tell him, ‘The Lord needs it.’”

John 16:30“question”nun oidanē hoti oidasē panteim kai ouk chreian echasō hina tinos sin erōtateiō; en houte pisteuanō hoti apo theou exerchasa.Now we understand that You know all things and that You have no need for anyone to question You. Because of this, we believe that You came from God.”

erōtameia“ask”happened · Iaorist active subjunctive 1st person singular1×

Luke 22:68“ask”ean de erōtameia, ouk mē apokriniveia.And if I ask you a question, you will not answer.

erōtateia“pray”happened · he/she/itaorist active subjunctive 3rd person singular1×

1 John 5:16“pray”ean tinos horateia ton adelfon autou hamartarōton hamartan mē pros thanaton, aitati, kai dōati auto zōan, toi hamartarōtoi mē pros thanaton. atō hamartas pros thanaton; ouk peri ekeinau legamō hina erōtateia.If anyone sees his brother committing a sin not leading to death, he should ask God, who will give life to those who commit this kind of sin. There is a sin that leads to death; I am not saying he should ask regarding that sin.

erōtaleia“ask”happened · theyaorist active subjunctive 3rd person plural1×

John 1:19“ask”Kai houtas atō tas marturias tou Iōannou hote apostelala tois Ioudaiois ek Hierosolumeiu hierevoin kai Leuitoin hina erōtaleia auton; Sis tinos asō?And this was John’s testimony when the Jews of Jerusalem sent priests and Levites to ask him, “Who are you?”

erōtasar“ask”happened · youaorist active imperative 2nd person singular1×

John 18:21“ask”tinem min erōtasō? erōtasar toin akouarētoin tinem lalama autoi; ide houtois oidalē heim legama mis.Why are you asking Me? Ask those who heard My message. Surely they know what I said.”

erōtavar“ask”happened · yeaorist active imperative 2nd person plural1×

John 9:21“ask”pōs de nun blepatō ouk oidanē, ē tinos anoigata autou toin ofthalmoin nis ouk oidanē; auton erōtavar, hēlikian echatō, autos peri heautou lalati.But how he can now see or who opened his eyes, we do not know. Ask him. He is old enough to speak for himself.”

erōtarō“ask”happening now · the “to …” formpresent active infinitive1×

John 16:19“ask”gnōskata Iēsus hoti thelale auton erōtarō, kai legata autoi; Peri houteu zētavō meta allēloiu hoti legama; Mikrem kai ouk theōravō min, kai palin mikrem kai horevi min?Aware that they wanted to question Him, Jesus said to them, “Are you asking one another why I said, ‘In a little while you will not see Me, and then after a little while you will see Me’?

erōtara“ask”happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive2×

Luke 9:45“ask”tois de agnoale tem rēmem houtem, kai ate parakaluptirētem apo autoiu hina mē aisthaneleia autem, kai fobele erōtara auton peri teu rēmeu houteu.But they did not understand this statement. It was veiled from them so that they could not comprehend it, and they were afraid to ask Him about it.

Acts 23:20“ask”legata de hoti Tois Ioudaiois suntithela teu erōtara sin hopōs aurion ton Paulon katagaseia eis tem sunedriem hōs mellarōtem tinem akribesteron punthanerō peri autou;He answered, “The Jews have agreed to ask you to bring Paul to the Sanhedrin tomorrow on the pretext of acquiring more information about him.

erōtarōtos“asking”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular masculine1×

Luke 7:3“asking”akouaratos de peri tou Iēsu apostelata pros auton presbuteroin toiu Ioudaioiu, erōtarōtos auton hopōs ercharatos diasōzateia ton doulon autou.When the centurion heard about Jesus, he sent some Jewish elders to ask Him to come and heal his servant.

erōtarōtois“questioning”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine1×

John 8:7“questioning”hōs de epimenale erōtarōtois auton, anakuptaratos legata pros autoin Tos anamartētos vu prōtem epi autan ton lithon ballatarWhen they continued to question Him, He straightened up and said to them, “Let him who is without sin among you be the first to cast a stone at her.”

erōtarōtoiu“asked”happening now · of, belonging topresent active participle genitive plural masculine1×

Acts 18:20“asked”erōtarōtoiu de autoiu epi polloteron chronon menara ouk epineuata,When they asked him to stay for a while longer, he declined.